Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 185,043 population of Kent County, Delaware comprised of 14,536 people who identified as Hispanic (7.86%), and 170,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Delaware with a population of 118,589 (64.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 52,843 (28.56%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,596 (4.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Delaware in 2021, with a population of 108,488 (58.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,114 (27.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,101 (5.46%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Kent, Delaware.

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Population By Race in Kent , DE in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52,843 28.56%
White Alone 118,589 64.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,397 0.76%
Asian Alone 4,383 2.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 235 0.13%
Two Or More Races 7,596 4.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , DE in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,729 1.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,101 5.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 448 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 127 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 126 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,005 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,114 27.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 108,488 58.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 949 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,256 2.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,591 3.56%